Join the Community to Unlock Early Access to New Releases & More What is ADSBx? The world’s largest community of unfiltered ADS-B/Mode S/MLAT feeders, providing enthusiasts, researchers, and journalists access to the globe’s most extensive flight data for unprecedented flight monitoring. Elevate The Exchange Enhance the quality of our ADS-B Data by …

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As noted in the legal terms and conditions, commercial (for profit or non-profit organization) use requires written authorization from ADS-B Exchange. This is necessary to ensure operating this site remains financially viable and continues to provide unfiltered global tracking services.

Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) is a surveillance technology that allows aircraft to automatically broadcast essential information, such as their current position, altitude, and velocity, at regular intervals. This information is relayed via radio waves, typically on the 1090 MHz frequency for commercial aviation (supplemented by 978mhz for lower flying aircraft in …

Founded in 2016 by Dan Streufert, a dedicated IT professional and passionate aviation enthusiast, ADS-B Exchange emerged as a groundbreaking platform for the exploration of diverse aerial activities. Utilizing the power of crowdsourced data, the platform collects radio signals transmitted from aircraft, providing real-time insights into the skies above. What began as a …

If you’re looking for information on a specific aircraft, or an aircraft you fly, the first step is to search by registration number. This can be done on the right-hand side of the page at https://globe.adsbexchange.com After clicking “Search” the aircraft pane will populate on the left-hand side of the screen. By default, the map Read More ...

A: ADS-B Exchange uses ADS-B and MLAT data. MLAT is derived from multiple receivers receiving Mode S messages from the same aircraft. Mode S is somewhat of a precursor technology to ADS-B and includes the six hexadecimal digit “ICAO” code assigned to the aircraft, but does not include the lat/lon coordinates or other information.

Commercial Usage As noted in the legal terms and conditions, commercial (for profit or non-profit organization) use requires written authorization from ADS-B Exchange. Commercial users are required to contact ADS-B Exchange for a commercial data license agreement. While our pricing is far less than other “big” providers, the technical infrastructure for running a site Read More ...

ADS-B Exchange not only delivers real-time data through our Enterprise API but also maintains an extensive archive of historical flight data. Since March 2020, we have captured aircraft positions and all related ADS-B/MLAT/Mode S parameters worldwide at five-second intervals. Our archival approach offers two distinct layers of information.

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